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Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Track: West End Girls

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Sometimes you're better off dead
There's a gun in your hand it's pointing at your head
You think you're mad, too unstable
Kicking in chairs and knocking down tables
In a restaurant in a West End town
Call the police, there's a mad man around
Running down underground
To a dive bar in a West End town

In a West End town, a dead end world
The East End boys and West End girls
In a West End town, a dead end world
The East End boys and West End girls
West End girls

Too many shadows, whispering voices
Faces on posters, too many choices
If, when, why, what? How much have you got?
Have you got it, do you get it
If so, how often?
Which do you choose
A hard or soft option?
(How much do you need?)

In a West End town, a dead end world
The East End boys and West End girls
In a West End town, a dead end world
The East End boys and West End girls
West End girls
West End girls

(How much do you need?)

In a West End town, a dead end world
The East End boys and West End girls
Ooh, West End town, a dead end world
East End boys, West End girls
West End girls

You got a heart of glass or a heart of stone
Just you wait 'til I get you home
We've got no future
We've got no past
Here today, built to last
In every city, in every nation
From Lake Geneva to the Finland station
(How far have you been?)

In a West End town, a dead end world
The East End boys and West End girls
A West End town, a dead end world
East End boys, West End girls
West End girls

West End girls
West End girls
(How far have you been?)
Girls
Full Lyrics and Meaning
Genius Lyrics
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
London in the 80s was divided (and still is) into the wealthy West End and the more down-at-heel, East End. The major entertainment centre of London is based around the West End
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls (Dance Mix) [12" Version]
[Intro: Neil Tennant] / West End girls / [Verse 1: Neil Tennant] / Sometimes you're better off dead / There's gun in your hand and it's pointing at your head / You think you're mad
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls (Original Bobby Orlando Mix)
[Chorus] / In a West End town, a dead end world / The East End boys and West End girls / In a West End town, a dead end world / East End boys, West End girls / West End girls / [
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls (Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018)
[Verse 1] / Sometimes you're better off dead / There's gun in your hand and it's pointing at your head / You think you're mad, too unstable / Kicking in chairs and knocking down
Sleaford Mods – West End Girls (Pet Shop Boys Remix)
[Intro] / Yeah / Yeah / [Verse 1] / Sometimes you're better off dead / There’s a gun in your hand, and it's pointing at your head / You think you're mad, too unstable / Kicking in
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls (Sasha Remix)
[Verse 1: Neil Tennant] / Sometimes you're better off dead / There's gun in your hand and it's pointing at your head / You think you're mad, too unstable / Kicking in chairs and
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls [7"Version]
[Verse 1: Neil Tennant] / Sometimes you're better off dead / There's gun in your hand and it's pointing at your head / You think you're mad, too unstable / Kicking in chairs and
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls (Blue Remix)
[Verse 1: Neil Tennant] / Sometimes you're better off dead / There's a gun in your hand, and it's pointing at your head / You think you're mad, too unstable / Kicking in chairs and
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls (Shep Pettibone's Disco Mix)
[Intro] / West End girls! / [Verse 1: Neil Tennant] / Sometimes you're better off dead / There's gun in your hand and it's pointing at your head / You think you're mad, too
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls Samples
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Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls [Ten Inch Mix - PARTY Edit]
[Intro: Neil Tennant & (Helena Springs)] / (How far have you been?) / (How far have you been?) / West End girls / West End girls / [Verse 1: Neil Tennant] / Sometimes you're better
Pet Shop Boys – West End girls (New lockdown version)
[Verse 1] / Sometimes you're better off dead / There's gun in your hand and it's pointing at your head / You think you're mad, too unstable / Kicking in chairs and knocking down
East 17 – West End Girls
Sometimes you're better off dead / There's a gun in your hand and it's pointing to your head / You think you're mad / That you're unstable / Kicking in chairs and knocking down
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls [Top of the Pops - 1985/12/15]
[Verse 1: Neil Tennant] / Sometimes you're better off dead / There's gun in your hand and it's pointing at your head / You think you're mad, too unstable / Kicking in chairs and
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls Interpolations
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GWAR – West End Girls / People Who Died (Live)
[West End Girls: Verse 1] / Sometimes you're better off dead / There's a gun in your hand and it's pointing at your head / You think you're mad, you're too unstable / Kicking in
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls [10" Mix]
[Intro: Neil Tennant, (Helena Springs)] / (How far have you been?) / (How far have you been?) / West End girls / West End girls / [Verse 1: Neil Tennant] / Sometimes you're better
Able-X – West End Girls
Sometimes you're better off dead / There's a gun in your hand and it's pointing at your head / You think you're mad, too unstable / Kicking in chairs and knocking down tables / In
GWAR – West End Girls
[Verse 1] / Sometimes you're better off dead / There's a gun in your hand and it's pointed at your head / You think you're mad, you're too unstable / Kicking down chairs and
Rx Papi (Ft. Joeyy) – East End Boy Remix
[Intro: Joeyy & Rx Papi] / West end town in a dead end world / East end boys and West end girls / In a West end town in a dead end world / The East end boys and West end girls (
The Hot Rats – West End Girls
(Forever) / Sometimes you're better off dead / There's gun in your hand and it's pointing at your head / You think you're mad, too unstable / Kicking in chairs and knocking down
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls Covers
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West End Girls – Suburbia
[Verse 1] / Lost in the high street, where the dogs run / Roaming suburban boys / Mother's got her hairdo to be done / She says they're too old for toys / Stood by the bus stop
Sleaford Mods – West End Girls
[Verse 1] / Sometimes you're better off dead / There’s a gun in your hand, and it's pointing at your head / You think you're mad, too unstable / Kicking in chairs and knocking down
My Morning Jacket – West End Girls
[Verse 1] / Sometimes you're better off dead / There's gun in your hand and it's pointing at your head / You think you're mad, too unstable / Kicking in chairs and knocking down
West End Girls – Domino Dancing
[Intro] / All day, all day / [Verse 1] / I don't know why, I don't know how / I thought I loved you but I'm not sure now / I've seen you look at strangers too many times / A love
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Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls Lyrics
Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls": (....forever) Sometimes you're better off dead There's gun in your hand and it's pointing at you...
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Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (2018 Remaster) Lyrics
Lyrics for West End Girls (2018 Remaster) by Pet Shop Boys. Sometimes you′re better off dead There's a gun in your hand and it′s pointing at your head...
Genius Q&A
Q:When did Pet Shop Boys release “West End Girls”?
Pet Shop Boys released “West End Girls” on October 28, 1985.
Q:Who produced “West End Girls” by Pet Shop Boys?
“West End Girls” by Pet Shop Boys was produced by Stephen Hague.
Q:When did Pet Shop Boys release “West End Girls [7"Version]”?
Pet Shop Boys released “West End Girls [7"Version]” on October 28, 1985.
Q:When did Pet Shop Boys release “West End girls (New lockdown version)”?
Pet Shop Boys released “West End girls (New lockdown version)” on May 21, 2021.
Q:Who wrote “West End Girls (Original Bobby Orlando Mix)” by Pet Shop Boys?
“West End Girls (Original Bobby Orlando Mix)” by Pet Shop Boys was written by Chris Lowe & Neil Tennant.
Q:When did Pet Shop Boys release “West End Girls (Sasha Remix)”?
Pet Shop Boys released “West End Girls (Sasha Remix)” on November 29, 1993.
Q:When did Sleaford Mods release “West End Girls (Pet Shop Boys Remix)”?
Sleaford Mods released “West End Girls (Pet Shop Boys Remix)” on November 21, 2023.
Q:Who produced “West End Girls (Pet Shop Boys Remix)” by Sleaford Mods?
“West End Girls (Pet Shop Boys Remix)” by Sleaford Mods was produced by Sleaford Mods.
Q:Who produced “West End Girls (Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018)” by Pet Shop Boys?
“West End Girls (Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018)” by Pet Shop Boys was produced by Stuart Price.
Q:Who produced “West End Girls [Top of the Pops - 1985/12/15]” by Pet Shop Boys?
“West End Girls [Top of the Pops - 1985/12/15]” by Pet Shop Boys was produced by BBC.
Q:Who wrote “West End Girls [Top of the Pops - 1985/12/15]” by Pet Shop Boys?
“West End Girls [Top of the Pops - 1985/12/15]” by Pet Shop Boys was written by Chris Lowe & Neil Tennant.
Q:When did Pet Shop Boys release “West End Girls [Live at Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Pilton, UK - 2010/06/26]”?
Pet Shop Boys released “West End Girls [Live at Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Pilton, UK - 2010/06/26]” on June 26, 2010.
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